Lacey Luzzi: Sugared

a humorous, cozy mystery!

By: Gina LaManna

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Tony Soprano, meet Stephanie Plum.

From USA Today Bestselling Author Gina LaManna Wedding bells are ringing in Luzzi Land! The church is booked, the decorations are set, and the cakes—all ten of them—are ready to be frosted. Lacey Luzzi is getting married, and her grandmother finally gets to cry those tears of joy, gosh darn it. Until one phone call changes everything. When the Violet Society’s newest recruit is found dead at the St. Paul Cathedral, Lacey Luzzi is the first to be notified, and she’s not happy about it. After all, the bride-to-be is supposedly on vacation from all things unlawful. Even worse? She’s scheduled to be married at the scene of the crime in exactly one week. After the police rule the death a suicide, however, Lacey pushes aside her wedding dress and sets down her bouquet. The whole situation reeks of foul play, and Lacey’s determined to bring her friend’s murderer to justice—if it’s the last thing she does before walking down the aisle. Lacey, Clay, Meg, and Anthony have seven days to find the killer. If they fail, they’ll be changing out wedding invitations for funeral arrangements faster than Anthony can say I do. Assuming “until death do us part” doesn’t happen first. ** ** Lacey Luzzi: Sugared is a full-length, humorous cozy mystery with a strong female protagonist in the spirit of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum, albeit one working for the wrong side of the law… Note: This book can be read as a standalone, though it is part of a larger series and not all plot lines are resolved in a single book. It is rated a strong PG-13 for sarcasm and mild language. No graphic gore or sex.

The virtual voice kept me from liking story

I usually like Gina Lamanna, but this was not her best work. The virtual voice made it worse.

The story was his not predictable

Virtual voice! It was fine at times but just not right others. It kept the reminder to me it was not a person and it was not the same. Too often , emotions were missing and it sounded robotic . Not a fan!

Auto narration is awful

The story is great. Unexpected twists. The auto narration is just so flat. Sometimes it’s hard to tell who made a remark. It also has some good humor but it definitely gets lost without vocal inflections. It’s sad that the whole series is auto narrated. The savvy writing is ruined. I won’t be listening to anymore of them. Not even for free.